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Hey guys - I've rather busy as you know. The NWC Italian Night and we served a 5 course meal including either a fruit or tossed salad each, 3 tapas style entree servings, either a rhubarb coffee cake or a double chocolate/dark cherry brownie each with either homemade whip cream or french vanilla ice cream.The opening wine were the Vino Verde & ...
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There’s only one source for the best Italian wines in the world: Gambero Rosso. You can think of this publication as Italy’s answer to the United States’ Wine Spectator. Every year, Gambero Rosso puts on a worldwide “roadshow” known as Tre Biccheri (which means “Three Glasses” in Italian), to pour their best wines of year. “Three Glasses” is the...
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October is National Pasta Month. And of all the Italian culinary products, pasta best exemplifies Italy’s dynamic personality. Sauces vary as do the hundreds of shapes and sizes. All are rich in history and tradition. Pasta dishes are local and seasonal, usually easy to prepare, lively and fun. The height of pasta’s elegant artistry is manifeste...
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I did some random research today, or just internet wine travels that somehow led me to Valtellina, a place that I might have briefly heard about in the past but didn't really resonate. Anyway, it's a very cool climate, with some of the best wines grown in high altitudes that are run by families, not corporations. As far as producers go, one that...
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Often overlooked, and suffering still from its days in straw ... Fattoria il Paganello Chianti Superiore 13% $N/A Tight and aromatically reticent, with some cedar top notes and layers of cloves, oak and just a hint of fines herbs. On the palate this is a bit soft and all about sweet and sour cherry fruit. The wood spice shows up quickly, obscur...
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I am serving a Cream of Kalamata Olive soup with avocados, cream, a bit of butter, white vermouth, chicken broth and a bit of vinegar. What wine would you recommend with this soup? It is served warm. Also, it doesn't say what kind of vinegar to use and I'm thinking sherry. what do you think?
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Attended a blind tasting last night with the OC Wine Elite and out of the 8 wines from different regions, the 2005 Sottomano Barbaresco Curra was easiest to identify as Nebbiolo. Even though the smell of "burnt rubber" is known to describe Cava, i've always associated the smell with Nebbiolo. Some of the members of the tasting were saying "Tar &...
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